Gandhinagar : Bedi port is a step towards PM’s Gati Shakti. The first load of coal has been dispatched through a newly laid railway line from Bedi Port near Jamnagar. By stating it as “first-of-its-kind” rail connectivity, the Chief Minister of Gujarat Bhupendra Patel congratulated Gujarat Rail Infrastructure Development Corporation(G-RIDE), the state’s Joint Venture Company (JVC) with Indian Railways. This JVC has successfully implemented the project based on the PPP model through engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contracts within a short span of eight months. The CM said, “This project will help further move towards the vision of PM Gati Shakti National Master plan for Multimodal Connectivity. Another road project on Jamnagar bypass is under progress. These strategic initiatives are expected to expand the capacity of the port, make supply chain more efficient, let direct loading from berth, reduce logistics cost, balanced modal mix for cargo movement, ensure ease of connectivity, and generate new employment opportunities”. Owned by Gujarat Maritime Board (GMB), Bedi Port is located in Jamnagar, on the southern coast of the Gulf of Kutch. Bedi Port is also one of the picnic spot for the visitors and it is nearby to INS Valsura. It is an all-weather lighterage port, with a long wharf of 2,250 metres in length, currently having lighterage operation with cargo transportation via barges. Maximum draft at Bedi Anchorage is 16 metres. The port has a high dependency on Coal and Petroleum Coke with road freight movement to its immediate hinterland. The projected import/export annual traffic at the Bedi port is estimated to be approximately 2.8 million tonnes. Developed by G-RIDE Bedi Port Rail Limited (GBPRL), this SPV project was incorporated as a joint venture with 74% share of GMB and remaining 26% under G-RIDE. The total cost of this 3km long was 70 crore.